Robotics Worksheet: Robots and People
Robot tip (Each does its best part): Robots do well: dull, dirty, dangerous, heavy and exact jobs (welding, lifting, deep-sea work). People do better: caring, creating, making friends and judging what is fair. People stay in charge and make the big decisions.
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- 1.True or false: “work in great heat” is a job people do better. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “measure parts exactly” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 3.True or false: “comfort a sad friend” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) spray crops evenly (b) teach with kindness (c) measure parts exactly (d) work in great heat
- 5.🤝 Robots are most useful for jobs that are … (a) fun and creative (b) dull, dirty or dangerous (c) kind and caring (d) about feelings
- 6.True or false: “sort parcels all night” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) crawl in narrow pipes (b) explore the deep sea (c) weld 1000 car doors (d) choose a gift for mum
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) measure parts exactly (b) spray crops evenly (c) cheer up a lonely child (d) repeat one task all day
- 9.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) plan a birthday party (b) comfort a sad friend (c) measure parts exactly (d) teach with kindness
- 10.True or false: “write a funny story” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) comfort a sad friend (b) cheer up a lonely child (c) weld 1000 car doors (d) make up a new song
- 12.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “crawl in narrow pipes” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 13.True or false: “invent a new game” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: “cheer up a lonely child” is a job people do better. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🤝 Why do people and robots often work as a team? (a) robots need friends (b) each does its best part (c) robots get bored (d) people are robots
- 16.🤝 Who should make the big decisions about a robot’s work? (a) a random number (b) nobody (c) the robot itself (d) people
- 17.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) spray crops evenly (b) judge what is fair (c) make a new friend (d) choose a gift for mum
- 18.True or false: “choose a gift for mum” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeat one task all day (b) measure parts exactly (c) judge what is fair (d) spray crops evenly
- 20.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “judge what is fair” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 21.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “choose a gift for mum” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 22.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) comfort a sad friend (b) search a smoky building (c) repeat one task all day (d) lift very heavy parts
- 23.True or false: “repeat one task all day” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “make up a new song” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 25.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) lift very heavy parts (b) cheer up a lonely child (c) repeat one task all day (d) weld 1000 car doors
- 26.🤝 Can a robot truly feel happy or sad like a person? (a) yes, when charged (b) no, it has no feelings (c) only on Sundays (d) yes, always
- 27.True or false: “work in great heat” is a job robots do well. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) weld 1000 car doors (b) lift very heavy parts (c) make a new friend (d) spray crops evenly
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) invent a new game (b) judge what is fair (c) work in great heat (d) plan a birthday party
- 30.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) comfort a sad friend (b) plan a birthday party (c) search a smoky building (d) teach with kindness
- 31.Which of these is a job people do better? (a) work in great heat (b) spray crops evenly (c) judge what is fair (d) lift very heavy parts
- 32.True or false: “plan a birthday party” is a job robots do well. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “repeat one task all day” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 34.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “search a smoky building” (a) a person (b) a robot
- 35.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) make a new friend (b) judge what is fair (c) write a funny story (d) sort parcels all night
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spray crops evenly (b) repeat one task all day (c) plan a birthday party (d) search a smoky building
- 37.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “spray crops evenly” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 38.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “comfort a sad friend” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 39.🤝 Who usually does this better — a robot or a person? “make a new friend” (a) a robot (b) a person
- 40.Which of these is a job robots do well? (a) make up a new song (b) teach with kindness (c) cheer up a lonely child (d) work in great heat
Answer key
- False
- a robot
- True
- teach with kindness
- dull, dirty or dangerous
- False
- choose a gift for mum
- cheer up a lonely child
- measure parts exactly
- False
- weld 1000 car doors
- a robot
- False
- True
- each does its best part
- people
- spray crops evenly
- False
- judge what is fair
- a person
- a person
- comfort a sad friend
- True
- False
- cheer up a lonely child
- no, it has no feelings
- True
- make a new friend
- work in great heat
- search a smoky building
- judge what is fair
- False
- a robot
- a robot
- sort parcels all night
- plan a birthday party
- a robot
- a person
- a person
- work in great heat
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